Tuesday, December 11, 2012

With all these bumper stickers, I was shocked to only find one example of excessive exclamation. I should also point out that I was a little worried he would catch me taking the picture of his truck and open fire!!

I love that someone came to the counter and said, "Wait, all shoes displayed are only $25?," and the clerk had to adjust the sign to note that only shoes "on this shelf" have the discount. It's a lot less exciting that way.

Monday, October 1, 2012

I don't usually post excessive exclamation from Facebook because it's like shooting fish in a barrel, but poor Emilie is just too much. I'm proud of you for doing your own laundry, but was that really worthy of a triple?﻿

Monday, September 10, 2012

This whole sign cracks me up. Triple exclamation points, six dollar signs, it's classic!! However, I must say the most enticing thing about it is just showing up at the 6th floor meeting room on Wednesday at 7:15 pm to find out what exactly this so-called "Bingo" session actually is. After some research, I'm going with "Death Bingo!"

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The exclamation point is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence. Example, "Watch Out!" A Sentence ending in an exclamation mark is an actual exclamation ("Wow!", "Boo!"), the imperative mood ("Stop!"), or intended to be astonishing or show astonishment ("They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!). Overly frequent use of the exclamation mark is generally considered poor writing, for it distracts the reader and reduces the mark's meaning. And, as F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "An exclamation point is like laughing at your own jokes."